Alan Anderson wrote:
Sander Vesik wrote:

Vincent Cate wrote:
If in 2005 they can make larger capacity hard drives, faster
CPUs, and bigger memory chips, you won't count that as new
technology because it is "not particularly novel"? I think
most computer guys count it as the "latest tech".

If you say something like this you are just showing that you
don't actually know anything about how "larger" hard drives,
memory chips and faster CPU-s are actually made, or how "technology"
and "product" cycles work there...

There is abosultely no new technology in a 3.2 GHz P4 compared to
2.0 GHz P4. They are even manufactured using the same process.

The same - even *MUCH* more applies to ram and hard drives.

Hard drives do use newer technology to increase capacity. Look up
"enhanced pixie dust" for a recent example.

Hard drives occasionaly use newer technology on the platters, but this
is really very rare (once in many product generations).

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Sander

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